LCB Branded Lithium Batteries

GrahamMcIntyre

Hi All, wondering if anyone can help. I have TWO LCB Lithium Batteries : LIT48140BT/140AH 48VDC. However they were shipped without any instruction manuals of or guides. And I cannot find an internet resource to get the manuals.

I need help to:

Set up the master and slave
I need to know what type of comms cable to connect the Master and Slave, and then what comms cable to the inverter they will support ?

Thanks

Graham

DerickHouston

GrahamMcIntyre

Hi please email me. I have the instruction manual.

RetiredDIY

I am new to this forum, but I have been trolling the internet for exactly the same info for LCB branded batteries. I have the spec, the manual but NOTHING for the BMS. Closest I’ve got is that it is RS485 CAN-BUS. I am now busy building a break-out box and also aquiring a RS485 2 USB adapter so that I can communicate with the battery.

There is very little out there regarding these batteries. The company seems to be in Taiwan with factory in Vietnam. I have mailed them but I get no reply but the mail does reach them.

The battery has been in service for about a month and there is nothing wrong with the battery itself. The technology is brand-new, the battery reponds correctly to charge / discarge cycles, reports errors correctly etc.

It is however difficult to control with a Lead/Acid charger setup. The SOC curve is very flat.

If you know how to post documents on this forum, let me know, then we can exchange ideas.

GrahamMcIntyre

Hi RetiredDIY, thanks for the feedback. On this discussion forum it does not seem like I can upload documentation.

Please if you have an electronic copy of the MANUAL, can you please share with me on :
gm.mcintyre@gmail.com

I am helping another retired couple, who have bought these and without the manual I do not know how to connect two of these batteries, to set the master / slave, and then what comms cable is required for the inverter? The retailer did not tell them how to install, and they assumed the Lithium’s work like flooded batteries. . . the current set up is damaging the batteries!

I am pretty good at Pylons, but this brand is strange that the BMS appears to be set on the batteries each?

Any help will really be appreciated.

Graham (Kromdraai - Bela-Bela, Limpopo, South Africa)

RetiredDIY

Hi,

TopProp - we have had quite a discussion about these batteries between GrahamMcIntyre , myself and some others on e-mail. The problem was that we could not post manuals on this forum. If you give me additional information I will try to help. I have been researching this since Dec 21 and have finished my installation. I have also been in contact with some other installers who have actually installed these.

The full story has become quite wordy - I suggest you also look at some other posts on this forum and the sun power forum, you will find some more comments there - Then, look at the GITER batteries and tell me what you see.

TopProp

Hi Graham,

I bought one of these batteries. Price was good, but no manual or any information to install. Did you manage to get them installed correctly? Any information would be appreciated.

Wim

ANUBIS

TopProp Hi there would you please be so kind as to pass on the supllier info that you purchsed from ?

TopProp

RetiredDIY I actually found a manual. In what condition was these specific batteries that you worked on? Mine looked like it had a bumpy ride! Yet to see if it actually works. Can you please mail me the manual if you don’t mind. kwanholts@gmail.com

I’ll share the manual I found.

DanieScheepers

TopProp Can you pls share manual with me to……mine also look like few bumps, skippie81@gmail.com

Canfield

TopProp

Please email manual to michaelcanfieldmusic@gmail.com. Thanks!

RetiredDIY

Done - but please continue to use this forum as well. The more exposure this gets, the better off we will be at the end.

JacquesMinnie

RetiredDIY please can you send me the manual also @ minniejacques@yahoo.com thank you so much.

RiehanvanHeerden

Good day please sent me the manual, as I also didn’t receive a manual with my battery (LCB batteries 7.2kw lithium battery) thanks.

DerickHouston

RiehanvanHeerden

Hi if u have the manual please send to derickhstn366@gmail.com

Much appreciated

RetiredDIY

Riehan, Good day, I cannot send the manual on this forum. I will do if you could add your email address. Also, for the benefit of all concerned, could you share with us the where, what and how unless this needs to be kept confidential. Speaking only for myself - I was misled by a unscrupulous website that has since disappeared and left me to fight my own battles.

MarkPattison

RetiredDIY hello, please could you also share the manual with me argon182013@gmail.com. I will post results of set-up and testing with Sunsynk inverter on the forum as soon as I get it all set up. Thanks!!

JacquesMinnie

RetiredDIY please also send me the manual minniejacques@yahoo.com . I have bought five and two of them don’t display voltage but if you test them they do show. The supplier also doesn’t come back to me and now I’m stuck with a client that isn’t happy. Thank you so much Jacques

DerickHouston

RetiredDIY

Hi can u pls email manual to derickhstn366@gmail.com

Much appreciated

Wimpie

RetiredDIY

RiehanvanHeerden

riehan.vanheerden@gmail.com

RetiredDIY

Hi Mark, see on email

AndreR

Hi all, I’m very frustrated to say the least. It took me a while to save up and get a battery only to find it with no manual. Please help me with any support. Mail me at aroets43@gmail.com. Thank you in advance.

StefanHayden

Dear RetiredDIY, I would be grateful if you could email me the LCB manual to shayden@hayd46.com.

RetiredDIY

Hi all,

I have been posting the LCB battery manual to quite a few OP’s and decided to scan the internet for batteries that seem to have the same front face characteristics.

I found a manul for the GITER 2.5 KwH battery and except for the name change in the document, the manuals are identical. I would appreciate any input on this.

RetiredDIY

Hi JacquesMinnie

This manual can be found on the website of any supplier that sells Giter batteries. As I pointed out earlier in this chain. The manual is identical.

I trust this helps

Eric007

I also bought 1 battery (14.4kWh) and it also looks like it had very bumpy ride. Are these second hand? Anyway, would really appreciate if someone could please send me the manual at mypobox01@yahoo.com

ANUBIS

Eric007 Hi there would you please be so kind as to pass on the supllier info that you purchsed from ?

Banie

Hi. I Bought about 10 x LCB 7.2kW Battery’s over the last 3 months for me and some friends. I had 3 that failed. 2 with BMS failures and one that smoke came out off. I exchanged them Yesterday and bought another 3 battery’s but 2 the problems again with the BMS failure. All the battery’s looks like they came out of the war and they were freshly Painted. The whole exchange was very sketchy out of a storage facility.

The ones that is working is working well but I am also struggling to get the communication to work with my Dye Inverters. I found a manual for a UFO battery that looks exactly the same but it didn’t help help me at all.

Can you please include me in sending me the Manual please?

banie.jacobsz@ymail.com

Eric007

Banie

My battery (14.4kWh) looks exactly like the telecommunication battery from Everexceed:

https://www.everexceed.com/long-life-48v-200ah-front-terminal-battery-for-solar-ups-telecom-system_p271.html

I emailed them but no response so far. Perhaps you can try as well…